2021-09-23 FINAL BUDGET HEARING MINUTES1
FINAL BUDGET HEARING MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 6:00 PM 9900 NE 2ND AENUE
1) CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Harris called the hearing to order at 6:04 PM.
2) MOMENT OF SILENCE/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3) ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Councilmember Alice Burch
Councilmember Crystal Wagar
Mayor Sandra Harris
Vice Mayor Daniel Marinberg was absent.
Councilmember Katia Saint Fleur arrived at 6:10 PM.
ALSO PRESENT:
Village Attorney Richard Sarafan
Village Clerk Ysabely Rodriguez
Village Manager Esmond Scott
Finance Director Holly Hugdahl
Due to a lack of super majority presence, which is required to pass the below-noted items,
Mayor Harris requested an intermission.
Mayor Harris resumed the meeting at 6:11 PM.
4) PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.A A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA,
ADOPTING THE FINAL LEVYING OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Village Clerk Rodriguez read the entire resolution into the record, detailing the tentative
operating millage rate of 7.9 mills and the proposed increase over the rolled-back rate, which is
greater than the rolled-back rate of 7.5392 mills by 4.79%.
Mayor Harris opened the public hearing, but as no one wished to speak on the tentative tax
increase, Mayor Harris closed the Public Hearing.
Mayor Harris moved to approve the Resolution, adopting the final levying of ad valorem taxes
for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Councilmember Burch seconded the motion.
There being no discussion, Mayor Harris called for the vote to approve the resolution, which
carried a 4-0 voice vote.
4.B A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE COUNCIL, MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA,
ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Village Clerk Rodriguez read the entire resolution into the record, detailing the tentative budgets
for fiscal year 2021 -2022.
Mayor Harris opened the public hearing, but as no one offered comments on the tentative
budgets, Mayor Harris closed the public hearing.
Councilmember Wagar moved to approve the Resolution, adopting the final levying of ad
valorem taxes for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Councilmember Burch seconded the motion.
There being no discussion, Mayor Harris called for the vote to approve the resolution, which
carried a 4-0 voice vote.
Mayor Harris called for an intermission at the Finance Director’s request to verify the rolled-back
rate percentage.
Mayor Harris called the meeting back to order at 6:31 PM. The Finance Director confirmed the
rolled-back rate percentage is 4.79% as indicated in the proposed resolution and read into the
record by the Village Clerk.
5) ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Village Council, the hearing was adjourned at 6:32
PM.